Parallel Verses

Amplified

saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer’; but you have made it a robbers’ den.”

New American Standard Bible

saying to them, “It is written, ‘And My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a robbersden.”

King James Version

Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.

Holman Bible

and He said, “It is written, My house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves!”

International Standard Version

He told them, "It is written, "My house is to be called a house of prayer,' but you have turned it into a hideout for bandits!"

A Conservative Version

saying to them, It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but ye made it a den of robbers.

American Standard Version

saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.

An Understandable Version

saying to them, "It is written [Isa. 56:7], 'And my house [i.e., the Temple] will be a house for prayer, but [Jer. 7:11] 'You have made it a hideout for thieves.'"

Anderson New Testament

and said to them: It is written, My house is a house of prayer; but you have made it a den of robbers.

Bible in Basic English

Saying to them, It has been said, My house is to be a house of prayer, but you have made it a hole of thieves.

Common New Testament

saying to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be a house of prayer'; but you have made it a den of robbers."

Daniel Mace New Testament

"my house is a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves."

Darby Translation

saying to them, It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers.

Godbey New Testament

saying to them; It has been written, My house shall be a house of prayer: but you have made it a den of thieves.

Goodspeed New Testament

and he said to them, "The Scripture says, 'And my house shall be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a den of robbers!"

John Wesley New Testament

Saying to them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.

Julia Smith Translation

Saying to them, It has been written, My house is the house of prayer: and ye have made it a den of robbers.

King James 2000

Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but you have made it a den of thieves.

Lexham Expanded Bible

saying to them, "It is written, 'And my house will be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a cave of robbers!"

Modern King James verseion

saying to them, It is written, "My house is a house of prayer," but you have made it a den of thieves.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

saying unto them, "It is written, 'My house is the house of prayer.' But ye have made it a den of thieves."

Moffatt New Testament

"It is written," he told them, "my house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers."

Montgomery New Testament

saying, "It is written, ??he house of God shall be called a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers."

NET Bible

saying to them, "It is written, 'My house will be a house of prayer,' but you have turned it into a den of robbers!"

New Heart English Bible

saying to them, "It is written, 'My house is a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of robbers'."

Noyes New Testament

saying to them, It is written, "And my house shall be a house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of robbers."

Sawyer New Testament

saying to them, it is written, My house shall be a house of prayer; but you have made it a den of robbers.

The Emphasized Bible

saying unto them - It is written, And, my house, shall be, a house of prayer; but, ye, have made, it, a den of robbers.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Saying as he did so: "Scripture says--'My House shall be a House of Prayer'; but you have made it 'a den of robbers.'"

Webster

Saying to them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.

Weymouth New Testament

"It is written," He said, "'And My house shall be the House of Prayer,' but you have made it a robbers' cave."

Williams New Testament

and He said to them, "The Scripture says, 'And my house shall be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a cave for robbers."

World English Bible

saying to them, "It is written, 'My house is a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of robbers'!"

Worrell New Testament

saying to them, "It has been written, 'And My house shall be a house of prayer;' but ye made it a den of robbers."

Worsley New Testament

saying unto them, It is written, "my house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves."

Youngs Literal Translation

saying to them, 'It hath been written, My house is a house of prayer -- but ye made it a den of robbers.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045


Usage: 0

It is written
γράφω 
Grapho 
Usage: 149

My
μοῦ 
Mou 
my, me, mine, I, mine own
Usage: 313

οἶκος 
Oikos 
house, household, home 9, at home ,
Usage: 77

is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

the house
οἶκος 
Oikos 
house, household, home 9, at home ,
Usage: 77

of prayer
προσευχή 
Proseuche 
Usage: 31

but
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

ye
ὑμείς 
Humeis 
ye, ye yourselves, you, not tr
Usage: 120

ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

it

Usage: 0

a den
σπήλαιον 
Spelaion 
Usage: 3

References

Morish

Context Readings

The Cleansing Of The Temple

45 Jesus went into the temple [enclosure] and began driving out those who were selling, 46 saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer’; but you have made it a robbers’ den.” 47 He was teaching day after day in the temple [porches and courts]; but the chief priests and scribes and the leading men among the people were seeking [a way] to put Him to death,

Cross References

Jeremiah 7:11

Has this house, which is called by My Name, become a den of robbers in your eyes [a place of retreat for you between acts of violence]? Behold, I Myself have seen it,” says the Lord.

Isaiah 56:7


All these I will bring to My holy mountain
And make them joyful in My house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on My altar;
For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples.”

Psalm 93:5


Your precepts are fully confirmed and completely reliable;
Holiness adorns Your house,
O Lord, forever.

Ezekiel 43:12

This is the law of the temple: Its entire area all around on the top of the mountain (Mount Moriah) shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple.

Hosea 12:7


A merchant, in whose hand are false and fraudulent balances;
He loves to oppress and exploit.

Matthew 23:13

“But woe (judgment is coming) to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven in front of people; for you do not enter yourselves, nor do you allow those who are [in the process of] entering to do so.

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